Wilton Power Station – Turbines – Power Stations of the UK

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Wilton Power Station has nine 33MW Metropolitan Vickers/AEI turbine-generator sets. The first six turbines were commissioned in 1953, and an additional three units were added in 1965. Units 1 to 8 were mothballed in 2007 when new biomass-fired units were opened at the plant, and unit 9 was converted to also fire biomass.

One of the 9 Metropolitan Vickers turbo-generator sets

The biomass-fired Wilton 10, the 10th unit to be commissioned on the site, was brought online in November 2007. The 52MW unit was joined by a further 35MW unit, Wilton 11 in May 2016. The biomass units, although with less capacity than the original coal units, can meet the current demands of Wilton Works, along with Teeside power station within the same site.

Wilton Generating Units

List of power generating units at Wilton Power Station:

Unit Name	Capacity	Date Commissioned	Date Decommissioned	Turbine/Generator Manufacturer	Boiler Manufacturer	Notes
Unit 1	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 2	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 3	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 4	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 5	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 6	33 MW	1953	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 7	33 MW	1965	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 8	33 MW	1965	2007	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox
Unit 9	40 MW	1965	-	Metropolitan Vickers	Babcox and Wilcox	Converted to biomass in 2004
Unit 10	52 MW	November 2007	-	Siemens		Biomass
Unit 11	35 MW	May 2016	-			Biomass

Turbine Hall Pictures

View towards the end of the turbine hall

Looking towards to the operational end of the plant

On of the older Metropolitan Vickers Turbines

Boiler feed pumps, built by Mather and Platt

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